Thursday, August 07, 2008

Preacher's Wife Assualts Flight Attendant???

Something smells here. Victoria Osteen, Co-Pastor with her husband Joel, of Lakewood Church in Houston is in the middle of a lawsuit filed by a filight attendant. Some how I don't think this passes the smell test. While Victoria impresses me as a bit of a diva, even her husband Joel makes occasional jokes about her shopping habits and style. From every thing I have heard they are nice people. But this Continental flight attentant accuses Victoria Osteen of assault over a wet seat. The attendant, Sharon Brown says Mrs. Osteen threw her against the bathroom door and elbowed her in the chest. Oh this woman also says she now has hemorroids because of this in addition to anxiety. Since this is a civil trial she wants 10% of Victoria's net worth. Was Victoria Osteen enraged? Only those on the plane know for sure. It has been noted that Ms. Brown has filed a similar suit against a gate attentant before.Hum...

According to the Associated Press:

Brown wants an apology and punitive damages amounting to 10 percent of Victoria Osteen's net worth as part of her suit. "They will say this is about money. But that is the only remedy a jury can offer," her attorney,Reginald McKamie said.

He said Brown, who had undergone reconstructive surgery before the incident on her breasts due to illness, was injured when she was hit on her chest. Brown also suffers from anxiety because of the incident and that her faith was affected, her attorney said. Brown is also suing Victoria Osteen for medical expenses for counseling.

But Rusty Hardin, the Osteen's attorney told jurors there is no evidence Brown sustained any injuries, including claims she now suffers from hemorrhoids.

The jury of seven men and five women was chosen on Wednesday after a couple of hours of questioning of a jury pool of 130 people. The questioning touched on religious beliefs, celebrity and the public's perception of preachers and televangelists.

The Federal Aviation Administration fined Victoria Osteen $3,000 for interfering with a crew member.

According to an FAA report, Victoria Osteen pushed and elbowed Brown in an attempt to get to the plane's cockpit after two other attendants had not cleaned a liquid on her first-class seat armrest.

Hardin told jurors Victoria Osteen paid the FAA fine not because she was guilty but as a way to conclude the matter and avoid any embarrassment for her church.

Brown had previously claimed she was attacked in another incident by an airport employee, according to a deposition she gave in the case.

Hardin asked that the FAA report's findings not be allowed in the trial, saying the agency's investigation was incomplete.

State District Judge Patricia Hancock said she would make a decision later on the report's fate.

This seems to me to be a waste of the court's time. Maybe Victoria is a bit spoiled by fame but I don't think she would be as "violent" as Sharon Brown claims. Maybe she did get mad. If you have first class tickets, wouldn't you want the seats to be clean and dry? Aren't flight attendants supposed to be trained to handle "problem" passengers? Hemorroids? Think I will say a prayer for the Osteens. They may need some divine intervention.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

yes this is smelly.why wouldnt they clean the seat.it is their jod,also since when is your breast connected to your hemmorhoids.god will handle this in the right way.

Anonymous said...

Whether or not the incident happened, I would like to see a conclusive medical link showing that an elbow to the chest causes hemorrhoids! Sitting too much causes hemorroids. Seems to me if she'd have gotten up and done her job, she'd have (as well as be) less pain-in-the-arse!

Dr.John said...

Because I was a poor preacher we were never sued for 10% of our non existent assets. On the other hand my wife would sit in a puddle before she would make a scene.
I don't think I'll fly that airline.

cube said...

This doesn't pass my smell test either. I think I'd predict an optic nerve connecting to a large intestine & producing a crappy outlook on life before I'd see an elbow to a breast produce a case of hemorrhoids.

pineapple said...

but if it true, maybe that woman can go work for the post office for her next career because Ms. Osteen already gets the "going postal" part.

Margaret said...

I think she just got angry also. She may had been going to the bathroom to get some paper towels to clean it up herself.

Help or service workers aren't the same as they used to be anymore. The peeps at McDonald's drive thru seem very annoyed to see me these days.